A FESTIVAL that attracts tens of thousands of people to a South Lakes town each year is going ahead this weekend, it has been announced. Ulverston Dickensian Christmas Festival will boast stalls, music, dancing and more as the festive season returns
A KENDAL woman has admitted an offence of affray after an incident in the town. Emma Barnes, aged 28, had previously pleaded not guilty to allegedly causing a man actual bodily harm assault. This arose out of an incident at Natland Road on November
FIREFIGHTERS have issued a reminder to residents after they attended an incident involving a carbon monoxide alarm. Kendal White Watch urged people to ensure their boilers and any fossil fuel burning appliances have been fully checked ahead of
Cumbria Police is investigating the shoplifting of several items of clothing at Sports Direct in Kendal, which occurred on the afternoon of Sunday, November 21. Police reported that the suspects are described as two women, aged 30-40 years old.
AN investigation has been launched after clothing was stolen from a centre in Kendal. Cumbria Police is investigating the shoplifting of a number of items of clothing at the Auction Centre in Kendal, which occurred on the morning of Saturday, November
THIS weekend saw the return of the hugely popular Kendal mountain festival. The festival sees thousands of people descend to the town for a day of outdoor adventure through film, literature, special guest speakers and more. The 10k trial race
Column by historian Roger Bingham of Ackenthwaite: JUST as 'country craft' can mean both skill and cunning, 'poached salmon' has two meanings - culinary and criminal - for rural folk. In Sunset to Sunrise, Adrian Bell described salmon poaching
Tributes have been paid to former Queen's Guide to the Sands Cedric Robinson MBE following his death at the age of 88. Mr Robinson spent more than half a century taking people across the treacherous sands of Morecambe Bay. The walks have become
SOUTH Lakes MP Tim Farron will meet with Home Secretary Priti Patel to discuss the staffing crisis. The Home Secretary agreed in the House of Commons this afternoon to meet with local MP Tim Farron and Lake District hospitality leaders to address
Kendal Oral History Group aims to compile a picture of earlier times through the recorded memories of the area’s older residents. Harry Holmes was born in 1920. He was interviewed in October 2000: ME DAD bought me mother a washing machine.
CUMBRIA Police responded to a road traffic collision in Coniston on the A593. Police were called at 10:37am this morning (November 23), to the report of a single vehicle road traffic collision. The incident occurred at A593, Coniston.
TRAFFIC is flowing again after long delays this morning. Drivers were faced with heavy traffic on A6 Milnthorpe Road Northbound from A591 to Romney Road. Now the road is back to normal and traffic is flowing nicely.
A ROAD will be closed throughout the week to allow maintenance work to take place. Viver lane, Hincaster is closed from November 22 until November 26. The closure is to allow repairs to damaged carriageway surface. A diversion route is
TAKE a look at today's weather forecast from the MET office. Today will be rather cloudy and set to get mild towards the evening. Throughout the morning it will get increasingly cloudy staying largely dry, though the cloud is thick enough
Refugees from Afghanistan who have recently resettled in Cumbria have been welcomed on board one of Windermere Lake Cruises’ vessels as part of Mitzvah Day. The international, interfaith event is a special Jewish-led community day of social action
A BARROW man who failed to provide a blood specimen when suspected of having driven was handed a suspended prison sentence and a curfew at court. Deejay Richard Walker, of Raleigh Street, committed the offence in Barrow on September 8 of this year
Lakeland Arts will receive hundreds of thousands of pounds from the Government’s Covid-19 recovery funds. The organisation will receive £348,783 from the third round of the Culture Recovery Fund. Lakeland Arts, which operates the Windermere
THE date has been announced for Windermere’s upcoming Christmas two-mile Rave Run. Organised by personal trainer Susie Anton, Pete Bland sports and the Windermere Rugby Club, the festive day welcomes families and runners to grab their best Christmas
